Far-Right ‘Save the Children Convoy’ Gathering at Rural Base Camp Outside Ottawa
On Tuesday morning, PressProgress confirmed the presence of over 30 vehicles affiliated with the “Save the Children Convoy” camping out at a location along County Road 8 outside Casselman, Ontario.
Vehicles at the location range in size from RVs to pick-up trucks and sedans, but notably do not include transport trucks or other heavy vehicles. A mobile office trailer and portapotties were also visible on site.Far-Right ‘Save the Children Convoy’ Gathering at Rural Base Camp Outside Ottawa
A pick-up truck guarding the entrance to the base camp features signs opposing “Agenda 21,” a far-right conspiracy that alleges sustainable development policies are part of the United Nations’ secret agenda to establish a One World Government.
Other vehicles could be observed flying the flag of Russia and a flag associated with the “World Unity Convoy 2023” to Winnipeg earlier this year.
Organizers of the “Save the Children Convoy” have been holding secret in-person planning meetings for the last three months to iron out plans for a convoy this fall.
The convoy is a spin-off of recent anti-LGBTQ+ protests targeting schools and drag storytime events as well as loosely inspired by the controversial film “Sound of Freedom.” The recent wave of anti-LGBT2Q+ “Million Man Marches” held across Canada emerged around the same time and involved organizers who splintered off from the “Save the Children Convoy” earlier this summer.
Lead organizers of the “Save the Children Convoy” have listed a variety of conspiratorial and unfounded claims that the government is running child sex trafficking rings, or that the United Nations is promoting pedophilia in schools. Read more https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-save-the-children-convoy-gathering-at-rural-base-camp-outside-ottawa/ pressprogress.ca/far-right-sav…
Far-right campaign architects disgusted Manitobans, damaged Tory party brand
The next time someone tells you toxic, negative advertising in an election campaign is an effective way to win the hearts and minds of voters, tell them about the 2023 provincial election in Manitoba.
Experts tell us the reason political parties often resort to attack ads in election campaigns is because they work. They don’t, at least not the kind Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative party used in this election campaign.
The U.S.-style ads, which the Tories ramped up in the final week of the campaign, were sleazy and sensationalist. They were cooked up by inept, far-right zealots in the Tory central campaign who are hopelessly out of touch with the political culture of Manitoba.
The party’s promotion of “parental rights” in schools, a thinly veiled attack on LGBTTQ+ kids, was particularly loathsome. The Tories “stand firm” ads, which celebrated the party’s refusal to search the Prairie Green Landfill north of Winnipeg for the remains of First Nations women believed to be slain by an alleged serial killer, was despicable.
The campaign’s relentless focus on NDP Leader Wab Kinew’s past was racist and divisive. The use of Tory candidate Rejeanne Caron, a Winnipeg cop, as the designated attack dog to help spread those hate messages was repugnant. Not surprisingly, Caron, who was featured on bus benches around the city and who referred to Kinew on social media as a “wife beater,” lost badly to him in Fort Rouge. Read more https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2023/10/03/far-right-campaign-architects-disgusted-manitobans-damaged-tory-party-brand www.winnipegfreepress.com/loca…